2019-2020學(xué)年江蘇省常州市教育學(xué)會八年級（上）期末英語試卷（附答案詳解）

2019-2020學(xué)年江蘇省常州市教育學(xué)會八年級（上）期末

英語試卷

一、單選題（本大題共36小題，共30.5分）

1.Mylittlebrotheratetoomuchcake,sofeltsick.（）

A.heB.sheC.itD.we

2.China'swomen'svolleyballteamwontheWorldCupjapanin2019.()

A.onB.atC.inD.for

3.Manypeoplelikepaperbooksmore,______theyarecomfortabletoread.()

A.becauseB.andC.orD.so

4.TheAmazonrainforestis______rainforestintheworld.()

A.largeB.largerC.largestD.thelargest

5.-______doyouusuallyhavedinner?

-Atabout6p.m.()

A.WhenB.WhereC.WhyD.How

6.WangXuanisafamouscomputerscientist.He.hisresearchoflasertypesettingin

1975.()

A.startB.startedC.isstartingD.willstart

7.Jamesenjoysreading,andhe______novelsonhiswaytoworkonthesubwayevery

day.()

A.readB.readsC.isreadingD.willread

8.IfwelearnmoreaboutDNA,we________morediseases.

A.treatB.treatsC.willtreatD.weretreating

9.TherearemanytreeheroesinChina.They______millionsoftreesfbralmost20

years.()

A.plantB.plantedC.haveplantedD.areplanting

10.We______happilywhenweheardaloudnoiseoutsidethedoorlastnight.()

A.chatB.chattedC.arechattingD.werechatting

11.-Lily,canyoutellme______?

-Ialwaysexercisetwiceaweek.()

A.howoftendoyouexerciseB.howoftenyouexercise

C.howoftendidyouexerciseD.howoftenyouexercised

12.Coffeeisready.Howniceit___!(

A.smellsB.soundsC.feelsD.becomes

13.-Doyouknowhowteawasinvented?

-Itissaidthatteawasinvented___.()

A.byaccidentB.ondisplayC.onsaleD.insurprise

14.Ted'sfatherisreallybusyandhaslittle__time.()

A.spareB.interestingC.boringD.strange

15.Ifyouchangethe__ofthechairsandtheapples,therewillbemorespaceinthe

office.()

A.styleB.materialC.patternD.position

16.-I'dlikeonekiloofapplesandtwokilosofbananas.Howmucharethey?

-The___priceis20yuan.()

A.allB.totalC.highD.low

17.Canyoufinishthe_______intwoweeks,Mike?

Oh!Letmethinkitover.

A.resultB.projectC.surfaceD.form

18.Readingshouldbeanimportantpartofastudentslife.

A.braveB.difficultC.dailyD.natural

19.DonTforgetto___yourbike.Fivebikeswerelostlastnight.

A.openB.closeC.lockD.avoid

20.-These___tastesweetandcrispy.CouldIhavesomemore?

-OK.Hereyouare.()

A.bananasB.vegetablesC.biscuitsD.pears

21.-Youlooksad,Frank.What'swrong?

talkingbacktomymotherthismorning.()

A.regretB.refuseC.inviteD.know

22.Ihopeallofyouwillcomeandactively___meinthetalentshow.()

A.changeB.supportC.liftD.hug

23.-DoyouoftenwatchManandNatureonTV?

-Sometimes.It'saninterestingprogram,butISportsNews.()

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A.preferB.wantC.knowD.review

24.What___weather!Thewindisblowingstrongly.()

A.normalB.awfulC.lovelyD.different

25.I__mybestfriendMary'sletteryesterdayandIwillwritetoherthisevening.()

A.acceptedB.receivedC.gaveD.heard

26.DoyouknowwhichwasinventedbyChinese?()

鼠4C.WD

A.AB.BC.CD.D

27.Thesentencestructureof'Hepaintedthewallwhite."is.()

A.S+VB.S+V+OC.S+V+IO+DOD.S+V+DO+OC

28.IfyouwanttojointheSingingClub,youshouldfillintheform.Everyone

iswelcome!(

A.applicationB.instructionC.competitionD.action

29.ThebusonthehalfwayandIhadtowaitfortenminutes.()

A.putdownB.brokedownC.lookeddownD.felldown

30.-HowmanycranesdidyouseeonthelakelastSunday?

-.Theyallflewsouthforthewinter.()

A.NothingB.NobodyC.NooneD.None

31.-Thetreesinthegardenarereallyshort.

-Don*tworry.timegoesby,theyaresuretogrowtailer.()

A.BeforeB.BecauseC.WhileD.As

32.-IsLucyintheclassroomnow?

"I'mnotsure.Shenotbethere.Isawherinthelibrarytenminutesago.()

A.mayB.mustC.shallD.would

33.IthoughtLindawasanhonestgirl,but,sheoftentellslies.()

A.asaresultB.infactC.forexampleD.asusual

34.Tomreadsbooksandplayscomputergamesthanhedidlastyear.Sohe

isbecomingbetterandbetterinhisstudy.()

A.fewer；moreB.fewer；lessC.more；fewerD.more；less

35.Theroomwasuntidy,soLucyaspaceonthesofaforherfathertosit

down.()

A.clearedB.tookC.raisedD.kept

36.-I'mafraidIcan'ttakepartinyouractivitybecauseIamtoobusy.

-.Wewon'thavegreatfunwithoutyou.()

A.NowayB.NoproblemC.It'sapityD.Nevermind

二、完形填空(本大題共29小題，共33.5分)

37.LordoftheFliesin1954,althoughitwasnotagreatsuccessatfirst.

A.publishB.publishedC.ispublishedD.waspublished

EveryoneknewthatStutiwasthebestspellerinthewholeclass.Shecouldspelldifficult

wordslike"encyclopedia"and"amendment"very(38).Sheusedtogetperfectscoresduring

eachweeklyspellingtest.

Ms.Daisy,herEnglishteachermadea(39)forthespellingteststhatanychildwhodoesn'tget

atleast60%correctspellingswouldhavetocorrecteachwrongwordandcopythreetimesfbr

nextweek'sspellingtest.Seema,whosatnexttoStutialwaysstruggled(掙扎)in

spellings.LastThursday,shereceived56%whichmeantshehadto(40)therest44%words

threetimes.

Stutiwasso(41)inherspellingabilitiesthatshedecidednottostudyforhernextspelling

test.Thetestbegan.Ms.Daisypronouncedeachwordandthenrepeatedit.Everythingwas

OKuntilshespoke"Handkerchief.Stutiscribbled(匆匆書寫)h-a-n-d-k-e-r-c-h???now

what?Hermindwasblank.

Ms.Daisystartedtomoveontothenextword.AnideacameintoStuti'smindthat

Seema(42)howtospellit!Seemahadwrittenthiswordthreetimes.

TherewaswideopenspacebetweenStutiandSeema.Stuti'seyesroiled(滾動(dòng))tothe

right.Thereitwas,spelledoutinSeema'shandwriting.Hereyeswentquicklybacktoher

ownpaperand(43)thewordwiththeletters

StutiremainednervousasMs.Daisyreadthelastspellingword.Shehad(44)justforthefirst

timeinherlife.Shethought,"IsthisthewayIwanttokeepmyperfectrecord-bybeinga

cheater?"

Finally,sheerasedwhatshehadwrittenearlierandreplaceditwithwhatshe

knewwasthewronganswer.Shewrote"e-i-f*.Asherhandsputdownherpencilandpassed

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thetestuptothefront,shesighedwithrelief(解脫).Shethought,“So,whatifmyperfect

scoresarenolongerbeingkept?Atleastmy(45)is.”

38.A.happilyB.easilyC.slowlyD.carefully

39.A.planB.suggestionC.guessD.rule

40.A.checkB.copyC.readD.pronounce

41.A.specialB.unusualC.confusedD.confident

42.A.knewB.provedC.foundD.wondered

43.A.changedB.pickedC.finishedD.replaced

44.A.cheatedB.askedC.lookedD.remembered

45.A.choiceB.courageC.honestyD.pride

Mr.andMrs.Green'shouseinAmericaiscontrolledbyacomputer.Thecomputerhasknown

thecouple's(46)well.Everymorningthecomputer(47)thelightsat6：30whichistheirrising

time.Thewaterintheshowerkeepsatarighttemperatureforthecoupleto(48)it.Ifsomeone

getsupinthenight,floorlightswillcomeonauctomatically(自動(dòng)地)toshowthewayto

the(49).Theairconditioner(空調(diào))keepsthehouseatacomfortabletemperature.Thefridge

keepsacheckonthefoodthatisputinsideit,and(50)thelocalsupermarketane-mailwhen

morefoodisneeded.Acameraworkswhenastrangergets(51)tothehousebutdoesnotwork

ifitisafamilymemberorfriend.Themicrowave(微波爐)is(52)linked(連接)tothe

Internet.Itcancookhefoodfbrtherighttime.

Thecouplelovetheirhome,buttheydon'tlikeonething.Theysometimesfeelthatthe

computeristheir￡53),"Onenight,wecamehomelater(54)usual,butthecomputerhadturned

onthelightsattheregular(固定的)time.Wefeltlikebadkids,and(55)said'Sorry*tothe

computer,"saidMrs.Green.

46.A.problemsB.habitsC.plansD.friends

47.A.turnsoffB.turnsupC.turnsdownD.turnson

48.A.useB.warmC.cleanD.drink

49.A.doorB.bedroomC.bathroomD.window

50.A.passesB.sendsC.promisesD.refuses

51.A.kindB.friendlyC.helpfulD.close

52.A.seldomB.stillC.alsoD.just

53.A.bossB.friendC.studentD.grandmother

54.A.likeB.thanC.asD.from

55.A.neverB.nearlyC.completelyD.always

WhenIwasnineyearsold,Ilovedtogofishingwithmydad.Myfathercouldcatchmany

fishwhileIcaught(56).Iusuallygotverysadand(57)askinghimwhy.Healways

answered,"Son,ifyouwanttocatchafish,youhaveto(58)likeafish.""ButIamnota

fish,"Isaid,"andIdon'tknowwhatfishlike.',

AsIgotalittleolder,Ibegantounderstandwhatmyfatherreally(59).SoIreadsome

booksonfishandIevenjoinedalocal(60)Clubandstartedattendingthemonthlymeeting

toknowmoreaboutit.Ilearnedthatfisharecold-blooded(冷血的)animalsand

water(61)isveryimportanttothem.That'swhyfishlikeshallow(淺的)waterbetter

than(62)waterbecauseshallowwateriswarmer.(63),waterisusuallywarmerindirect

sunlightthanintheshade.Also,fishdon'thaveanyeyelids(眼皮)andthesunhurtstheir

eyes…ThemoreIunderstandfish,thebetterIamatfindingand(64)them.

WhenIgrowup,Igointothebusinessworld.Itisnotaneasyjobtosellthingstoothers,

butIdoitwellbecauseIhavethesecret—thatistothinkmorelike(65).Ihavelearnedthis

lessonfromfishing.

56.A.everythingB.anythingC.nothingD.something

57.A.keptB.stoppedC.forgotD.enjoyed

58.A.swimB.actC.liveD.think

59.A.neededB.meantC.plannedD.failed

60.A.ReadingB.FishingC.SwimmingD.Singing

61.A.colourB.qualityC.temperatureD.body

62.A.deepB.clearC.dirtyD.fresh

63.A.MoreoverB.HoweverC.InsteadD.Otherwise

64.A.savingB.catchingC.feedingD.cooking

65.A.workersB.makersC.sellersD.buyers

三、補(bǔ)全對話(本大題共2小題，共10.0分)

66.根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容，從方框中選出恰當(dāng)?shù)倪x項(xiàng)補(bǔ)全對話，其中有兩項(xiàng)多余.

A：Hi,Bill,doyouknowaboutNationalInventors*Day?

B：No,Ihaveneverheardofit.⑴

A：OnFebruary11th.

B：IrememberthegreatinventorThomasEdisonwasbornonthatday.

A：You'rerightandyouhaveagoodmemory.

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B：Thankyou.(2)

A：Ofcourse.Therehavebeenalotofinventorsinhistory.Theymademillionsof

inventionsandsomeofthemhavechangedtheworld.

B：Inordertohelpremembertheseinventors,peoplenamedFebruary11thforNational

Inventors*Day,right?

A：(3)Butyoumadeamistake.ItwasRonaldReagan,thePresident(總統(tǒng))ofthe

UnitedStatesofAmericathatnamedthedate.

B：Theremustbemanykindsofactivitiesallovertheworldonthatday.

A：You'reright.OurschoolalsocelebratesNationalInventors'Day.

B：(4L

A：Studentsshowtheirowninventions.Someinventionsarewonderfulandexciting.

B：Soundsinteresting.(5)CanIshowthematyourschool?

A：Noproblem.Youaremorethanwelcometo.

A.You'reveryclever.

B.Ilikeinventingsmallthings,too.

C.Howmanyinventionsdiditmention?

D.Whenisit?

E.Someinventionsareuseful.

F.Howdoyoucelebrateit?

G.Canyoutellmehowitgotstarted?

67.A：Look,Mona!(1)?

B：Oh,ifsapersoncomputer.Itiswidelyusedintoday*sworld.

A：Youareright.Doyouknow⑵？

B：Yes,itwasinventedin1971.

A：(3)?

B：Itisusedforhelpinguswork,study,sende-mailsandsoon.

A：(4)?

B：ItissaidthatitwasinventedbysomeAmericanscientists.

A：Bytheway,whatareyougoingtobewhenyougrowup?

B：(5)andinventmanyusefulinventionsforourmotherland.

A：OK.Let'sworkhardtomakeourdreamscometrue.

四、閱讀理解（本大題共43小題，共66?0分）

A

ChineseCuisine（烹飪）intheWorld

SheisarestaurantownerinCapeTown,SouthAfrica.Shehas

EmmaChentworestaurants-RedChamberandPron.Bothofthemarevery

popularwithcustomers.Shebelievesthatfoodisnotonlya

business,butalsomeanspassingdownofcultureand

customs.HercuisinecomesfromShandongProvincein

NorthemChina.

AsanItalian,hehasbecomeanexpertinChineseHunan

GianniCatani

cuisine.ItisveryhardforaforeignertoentertheChineseworld

atfirst.Luckily,hewasfinallyacceptedandwelcomedbya

Chinesemastercook.Sohespenteightyearswithhimin

回learningthesecretsofHunancuisine.Nowhisrestaurantisone

ofthebestplacestoeatChinesefoodinRome,Italy.

HeownsarestaurantinSanGabrielValleyinAmerica,which

EugeneMoyhasbecomeafoodieMecca（美食圣地）fortheworld*stop

Chinesefood.HebelievesChinesefoodisthepowertoteach

peopleChineseculture."WhoknewwhereChengduor

■Chongqingwasbefore?Goingandcheckingoutfoodisalotof

fun.Itisalsoanactivityoftellingourselvesandthepublicabout

Chineseculture.”

68.Whohastworestaurants?

A.EmmaChen.B.GianniCatani.

C.EugeneMoy.D.RedChamber.

69.GianniCatanihasbecomeanexpertin.

A.ShandongcuisineB.Hunancuisine

C.SichuancuisineD.Guangdongcuisine

70.EugeneMoybelievesChinesefoodis.

A.passingdownofcustoms

B.verypopularwithcustomers

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C.veryhardforforeignerstocook

D.thepowertoteachpeopleChineseculture

B

GrowingaFamilyBusinessEverySaturdayandSundaythisfall,whileotherkidsaresleeping

inorpreparingforasoccergame,PhillipGargiulo,age11,willbeupat5a.m.sweeping

floors.Ifshardwork,butPhillip'sjobatMaskerOrchards（果園）isn'tjustajob-ifsallfor

hisfamily.

Maskerisoneofthelargestpick-it-yourselfappleorchardsintheNewYorkarea,with200

acres（英畝）oflandand16,000trees.Theorchardwasfoundedin1913bytheMasker

family.In1969,Phillip'sgrandfatherboughttheland.Histhreekidsandsixgrandkidshave

beenrunningthefamilybusinesseversince.

Onagoodweekend,therewillbemorethan800customers.OneofPhillip'sjobsistocount

theitemstheybought,givecustomersatotal,andtaketheirmoney.That'salotof

apples-andalotofmath!Andmorethan100teensworkthere，too.Fortheirhardwork,the

Gargiulokidsarepaids15perhour.Afterworkingthereforsevenyears,Philliphassaveds

3,000.He'splanningtouseittobuyacaroneday,andtohelppayforcollege.

Havingafamilybusinessmeansmuchmorethanmakingmoney.Italsomeansmaking

sacrifices.

"Growingup,itwasgoodandbad,"saysPhillip'smom.She'sbeenworkingattheorchard

sinceshewas4yearsold."FromAugusttoHalloween,Iwouldbebusy.Inhighschool,

youwanttobewithyourfriends,outdoingotherthings.Thatwasn'talwayspossiblewhen

Ihadtobeattheorchard.”

Phillip,too,seesbothsides."I'mlearninghowtorunabusiness,andI'mlearningwhat

hardworkisreallyallabout,*'hesays.Headmits,though,thatsomemornings,when

hisalarmclockgoesoffintheearlymorning,he'dratherbesleepinginorplayingbaseball

withfriends.nButI'mlearningtodothingsthatIwillneedfortherestofmylife,"he

says."AndI'mspendingtimewithmyfamily.Iloveit."

71.Phillipgetsupearlyeveryweekendto.

A.finishhishomeworkB.dotheworkforhisfamily

C.prepareforasoccergameD.goforaruninthemorning

72.WhatdoesPhillipdoonagoodweekendinMasker?

A.Toplantsomeappletrees.

B.Toworkonmathproblems.

C.Toplaybaseballwithfriends.

D.Tocountapplesandtakethemoney.

73.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?

A.Gettingsomethingprobablymeansgivingupsomething.

B.Ifsnecessarytomakemoneyasearlyaspossible.

C.Growingupmeansdoingwhatyouwanttodo.

D.Thereisnothingmoreimportantthanparents.

c

Astheworld'spopulationcontinuestoincrease，sodoestheamount

ofglobalwastepeopleproduce.Accordingtodatacollectedbythe

WorldBankGroup,nationsareonpacetoproduce4billiontonsof

wasteeveryyearby2100.Manyexpertsarecallingtheproblemof

globalwasteaworldwidehealthcrisis（危機(jī)）becauseitisruiningthe

world'soceans,airandsoilandendangeringthehealthofalllivingthings.

Foryears,governmentshavebeentellingpeoplethatlivingazero-wastelifestyleisthewayto

go.OneexampleofthisiswhafsoftencalledthethreeR's：reduce,reuse,recycle.Inthat

case,lessmoneyisspentonwastemanagement.Suchpositiveeffectsonaneconomy（經(jīng)

濟(jì)）-asaresultofapplyingthebasicrulesofreduce,reuseandrecycle-isknownasacircular

economy.

Nowsomestoresarehelpingpeopledothat.Sometimes,grocerystoresproducewastewhen

theythrowawayfoodincludingfruitandvegetablesthatdon*tlookgoodanymore.Inother

cases,it'spackagedfoodthatisnearingthe"sell-byndateprintedonthepackagewhichisnot

consideredsafetoeat.Tosolvethisproblem,businesspeopleareopeningsmallerzero-waste

stores.Insteadofsellingfoodinpackages,thesestoresofferitinopencontainers.Customers

bringtheirownbagsorcleancontainerstothestore.There,theyfilltheirbagsorcontainers

witheverythingfromnutsandricetooilandsauce.Theypayforonlytheamountofeach

productthattheyneed.Zero-wastestoresoftensellfruitandvegetablesaswell.Whenthese

goodsstarttolookold,they'resoldatadiscountordonatedtoacharity.Inspiredbythese

smallerzero-wastestores,somelargesupermarketsaretakingsimilarstepstoreducethe

amountofwastethattheyproduce.

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Byfollowingacircularsystem,moreproductsthaneverarebeingproducedusingrecycled

materials.Forexample,usedtires（輪胎）canberecoveredtopaveroads,whileplastic

isreusedtomakenewplasticproducts.Environmentally-friendlydecisionslikethesehelpto

protectandsavenaturalresources,reducepollution,savelandfillspaceandevencreatenew

jobopportunities.Recyclingcantrulyturngarbageintogold.

74.Whatisthemainpurposeofthefirstparagraph?

A.Toexplaintheexperts'opinion.

B.Todiscussthereasonoftheproblem.

C.Todrawpeople'sattentionontheproblem.

D.TointroducearesearchoftheWorldBankGroup.

75.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.grocerystoressellbad-lookingfoodcheaper

B.somesupermarketswillsellfoodwithoutpackages

C.governmentsdecidedtospendlessmoneyonrecycling

D.customerswillpayforthecontainersinzero-wastestores

76.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ZeroWaste,FullRecycle.

B.LessGarbage,MoreGold.

C.GlobalWaste,aWorldwideCrisis.

D.Zero-wasteStores,GarbageKiller.

D

WhatIsSuccessTheOxfordEnglishDictionarydefines（定義）thewordsuccessas"thefact

thatyouhaveachievedsomethingthatyouwantandhavebeentryingtodoorget；thefactof

becomingrichorfamousorofgettingahighsocialposition'*.Somerankings（排行榜）put

AlbertEinstein,MichaelJackson,BillGatesandSteveJobsasamongthemostsuccessful

peopleintheworld.WhatMichaelJacksondidformusicisthesameaswhatAlbertEinstein

didforphysics.Allofthemdohavegreatlyinfluencedtheindustriesormediatowhichthey

belonged.

J.K.Rowling,theauthorofthefamousHarryPotternovels.Shecreatedamagicalworld

thatsoldmorethan500millionbooksandbecamehitmovies.Withanestimated（估算的）

networthof$650millionin2017,shecertainlygoesforthedictionarydefinitionofsuccess,

butforheritdidn'tcomeeasy.Havingnojob,raisingherchildalone,shewasrefusedby

publishersaboutadozentimesbeforeonetookachanceonher.Thisiswhatpeoplelove：the

rags?to?richessuccessstory.

IncomparisonwithRowling,theDutchartistVincentvanGoghpracticallysufferedalotin

lifetomakeendsmeet.Whenhewasalive,heonlysoldonepaintingeventhoughhecreated

morethan2,000worksofart.VanGoghdiedwhenhewas37yearsoldandwithverylittle

moneytohisname.However,in1990,hispaintingPortraitofDr.Gachetsoldfor$82.5

million,whichhasavaluetodayofaround$137million.So,thequestionis：IsVanGogh

consideredsuccessfuleventhoughhediedpoor?

Besidesthedictionarydefinitions,differentpeoplehavecompetingideasofwhatsuccess

reallymeans.Oftentimesthemostagreeonthesamecharacteristicsthatmakeapersona

success.AfinancialmagazinenamedInc.pointstothefollowingqualitiesthatmakeaperson

successful：Drive,Confidence,Patience,Honesty,Passion-??

Successisn'talwaysaboutgettingalotofmoneyorfans,eventhoughthosearethestorieswe

seemostoften.Thereareotherpeoplewhowemaynotknowwell,butwhohaveachieved

successintheirownright.Oneperfectexampleismothers.Theyspentdays,months,and

yearsteachingtheirchildrenfrombirthtoyoungadulthood.Ifachildgrowsuptobeakind,

helpful,thoughtfulandconsiderateadult,canthemotherconsiderherselfasuccess?

Perhapssuccessreallyissubjective,andit'suptopeopletodefineitforthemselves.However,

onethingseemstobeincompleteagreementwhenwesearchforthedefinitionandcanbebest

summedupbySteveJobs,whosaid,"Ifyoureallylookclosely,mostovernightsuccesses

tookalongtime.”

77.Theword"rags-to-riches“inParagraph2probablymeans"

A.winningsuccessfromluck

B.turningtalentintotreasure

C.gainingmoneyfromhonor

D.risingfrompoornesstowealth

78.ThewritermentionsVincentvanGoghtoshowthat.

A.successisthroughloneliness

B.successisbeyondtimeandspace

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C.successistotakethelife-changingopportunity

D.successistoachievesomethingyouwantandtry

79.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Mostsuccesseshappenovernightifwelookclosely.

B.Whatmakespeoplesuccessfulisthestrongmindandbody.

C.Achildgrowingtobeagentleadultcanbethemother'ssuccess.

D.AlbertEinsteinmakesgreaterachievementthanMichaelJackson.

80.Thewriterprobablyagreesthatpeopleshould.

A.reordertherankingsoftheworld'smostsuccessfulpeople

B.reachanagreementofwhatmakesapersonsuccess

C.recognizeandappreciatedifferentkindsofsuccess

D.drivethemselvestosetgreatgoalsforsuccess

E

Inyourschool,areyouallowedtochoosethesubjectsyouwanttolearn?Ofcourse,the

answeris"No"hereinChina.

InAmericathereisaschooltryingsomethingnew.AtahighschoolinFlorida,studentswill

beabletochoosetheirownclasses.Weallknowthatsomestudentsarebetteratsomesubject

thanothers.Somestudentsplantogoontocollege,whileotherswillnot.Atthisschool

studentsareabletofindsubjectstheyareinterestedin,andpossiblyevenfindthefield（領(lǐng)

域）theywouldliketogointoafterschool.Theyareallowedtochooseasubjectlikebiology,

math,aforeignlanguage,orstudyskillslikecomputerorcarrepair（.Somepeople

think,thisisagoodidea,becauseithelpsstudentsthinkaboutwhattheywanttodointhefuture,

andtheschoolhelpstogivethemtheknowledgeandskillsneededtogetthere.Theysaythat

givingthestudentsthechancetochoosetheirownclassesmakehighschoolmoreinteresting.

Othersdisagree.Theythi